JP7083077B2 - Snoring prevention device - Google Patents

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The present invention relates to an anti-snoring device for preventing snoring.

Snoring while sleeping may cause trouble to the surroundings. In addition, by snoring, the person himself / herself may hurt his / her throat or sleep lightly, and it is required to prevent snoring.

The cause of snoring is that the muscles of the whole body loosen at bedtime, the tongue descends backwards, and breathing with the throat blocked causes the mucous membrane to vibrate and make a snoring sound. The present invention is a type of snoring in which the base of the tongue falls and blocks the airway, and is an invention for a subject to be treated with a mouthpiece. It is a treatment method derived from the fact that the person at the socket has less snoring. In order to pull up the base of the tongue, the lower jaw is projected forward by about 5 mm so that the tongue itself on the lower jaw moves toward the anterior teeth and the airway is secured. It is the established theory of specialists that snoring is improved.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the mouthpieces on the market so far are the same as the boxer type that fits into the maxillary dentition, and it is necessary to take a mold according to each person's dentition. Most of them are made of silicone, so it was necessary to soften them by soaking them in hot water and then press them against their maxillary dentition to make a close-fitting mold. , Many people cannot realize the original function of the mouthpiece. If it is not in close contact with the maxillary dentition, it is difficult to hold the mandible with the mandible protruding 5 mm forward even if the mandibular anterior tooth is bitten at the same position as the maxillary anterior tooth. This is because it shifts downward and blocks the airway, and the effect of preventing snoring is lost.

In order to solve the above problem, the applicant filed an application for a snoring countermeasure mass piece that does not require processing in Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-214670, but the mouth opens mainly while sleeping and the main body comes off the mouth. The problem that the original function could not be maintained remained. Similarly, boxer-type mouthpieces currently on the market may come off due to actions such as turning over or coughing. Therefore, it was considered necessary to propose a mouthpiece that can prevent snoring by just chewing and that does not easily come off the mouth, and the present invention was filed.

A snoring preventive device composed of a base member that can be inserted into the mouth and has elasticity, and a protrusion provided on the upper part of the outer surface of the base member and sandwiching the front teeth, and the base member is on the maxillary side. It is composed of an upper base member to which the upper protrusion portion sandwiching the anterior teeth is fixed and a lower base member to which the lower protrusion portion sandwiching the anterior teeth on the lower jaw side is fixed. Is a development of an anti-snoring tool characterized in that it is separated by a predetermined distance and is connected to the upper protrusion at a position deeper than the position of the lower protrusion.

It is characterized in that at least two protrusions are provided on the left and right, and two protrusions are provided on the front and back.

According to the present invention, the anti-snoring tool is composed of an elastic base member, a protrusion provided on the base member for sandwiching the maxillary anterior teeth, and a protrusion for sandwiching the maxillary anterior teeth on the lower surface as well. Since the upper base member and the lower base member are separated from each other by a predetermined distance and are coupled to each other at a position deeper than the position of the upper protrusion and the lower protrusion, the upper base member and the lower base member are separated from each other. The lower base member tries to open in the vertical direction with the joint on the back side as a fulcrum and follows the opening of the mouth, so that it does not come off. When the mouth is closed, the snoring preventive device is bitten again, so that the occurrence of snoring can be suppressed.

According to the present invention, since both the upper base member and the lower base member are provided with two protrusions on the left and right, the front teeth are sandwiched between the two protrusions on the left and right, and the snoring preventive tool is less likely to come off from the mouth. ..

According to the present invention, since the two front and rear protrusions are provided, the effect of pinching the front teeth can be surely provided, and the protrusions are more difficult to come off from the mouth.

According to the present invention, since the tip of at least one of the front and rear protrusions is inclined toward the anterior teeth, the force for pinching the anterior teeth becomes stronger and it becomes more difficult to come off the mouth.

According to the present invention, in the front and rear protrusions, a guide portion for guiding the invasion of the front teeth is formed at the tip of one of the pair of front and rear protrusions described in the preceding paragraph, so that the front teeth are inserted when the anti-snoring device is attached. It will be easier.

According to the present invention, since the two notch grooves are provided in the front and rear between the two left and right protrusions provided on the upper base member, it becomes easy to move in the front, back, left and right and diagonally, and the teeth are not aligned. It is designed to support a wide range of dentition. Similarly, the lower base member is provided with a notch groove in the same manner as the upper base member.

It is a perspective view of the base member of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which the protrusion is attached to the base member of this invention. It is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the protrusion of this invention. It is a front view of the anti-snoring tool of this invention. It is a top view of the anti-snoring tool of this invention. It is a side view which looked at the snoring prevention device of this invention from the side. It is a front view of the state where the mouth is opened with the anti-snoring device of the present invention attached to the mouth. It is a front view of the state where the mouth is closed with the anti-snoring device of the present invention attached to the mouth.

Examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The anti-snoring tool of the present invention is composed of an upper base member 1a and a lower base member 1b. The upper base member 1a has an arc shape (see FIG. 4) in front view along the shape of the upper jaw, and a pair of front and rear upper protrusions 3 and 4 are formed on the upper surface thereof so as to sandwich the anterior teeth 21 of the upper jaw. Is integrally formed. The upper protrusions 3 and 4 are provided with upper left protrusions 3a and 3b and upper right protrusions 4a and 4b at two locations on the left and right, respectively. The upper protrusions 3 and 4 may be formed separately and adhered and fixed to the upper base member 1a.

The lower base member 1b in the preceding paragraph has an arc shape (see FIG. 4) in front view along the shape of the lower jaw, and a pair of front and rear lower protrusions 13 on the upper surface thereof so as to sandwich the front teeth 22 of the lower jaw. , 14 are integrally formed. The lower protrusions 13 and 14 are provided with left lower protrusions 13a and 13b and lower right protrusions 14a and 14b, respectively, at two locations on the left and right. The lower protrusions 13 and 14 may be formed separately and adhesively fixed to the lower base member 1b.

The anti-snoring tool of the present invention is composed of an upper base member 1a and a lower base member 1b, but the upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and the upper protrusion and the above are described. It is connected by the joint 6 at a position deeper than the position of the lower protrusion. The upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b are plate-shaped members having a predetermined thickness, for example, about 1 mm. The upper base member, 1a, and the lower base member 1b are integrally molded.

The above-mentioned upper protrusions 3 and 4 will be described. The upper protrusions 3 and 4 are composed of upper left protrusions 3a and 3b and upper right protrusions 4a and 4b, and the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b are installed in the front and rear so as to sandwich the anterior teeth of the upper jaw. Has been done. The upper left protrusions 3a and 3b are formed so that both tips thereof are inclined toward the front teeth, that is, the space between the protrusions 3a and 3b gradually narrows toward the tip. .. This makes the force to pinch the front teeth stronger. Similar to the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b, the tips of both the upper right protrusions 4a and 4b of the right upper protrusions 4a and 4b are inclined toward the front teeth.

Further, the lower left protrusions 13a and 13b and the lower right protrusions 14a and 14b also have their tips inclined toward the anterior teeth of the lower jaw in the same manner as the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b and the upper right protrusions 4a and 4b. .. In this embodiment, the upper protrusions 3 and 4 are the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b, the upper right protrusions 4a and 4b, the lower left protrusions 13a and 13b, and the lower right protrusions 14a and 14b, respectively. The structure is such that the tip is tilted toward the front teeth, but of the protrusions of one of the protrusions, for example, the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b, the tip of only the protrusion 3a is tilted, or the tip of only the protrusion 3b is tilted. May be tilted. The upper left protrusions 3a and 3b, the upper right protrusions 4a and 4b, the lower left protrusions 13a and 13b and the lower right protrusions 14a and 14b have front teeth 21 at the tips of the respective protrusions. A guide portion 5 on an inclination for guiding the intrusion of the and 22 is formed.

The upper base member 1a is provided with a U-shaped notch groove 7a between the upper left protrusion 3a and the upper right protrusion 4a. Further, a U-shaped notch groove 7b is also provided between the upper left side protrusion 3b and the upper left side 4b. Further, in the lower base member 1b, a U-shaped notch groove 8a is formed between the lower left protrusion 13a and the lower left protrusion 14a, and the notch groove 8b is also formed between the lower right protrusions 13b and 14b. Is formed. These notch grooves 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b correspond to many dentitions because the protrusions can easily move diagonally back and forth and left and right due to the U-shaped notch grooves, even if the dentition has individuality, that is, the so-called tooth alignment is poor. become able to.

Next, how to use the present invention will be described. The upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b of the anti-snoring device of the present invention are inserted into the mouth while being pinched by the thumb and index finger. At this time, the upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and the separated distance is shortened by pinching with a finger, so that the upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b can be easily inserted into the mouth. After inserting the anti-snoring device into the mouth, the maxillary anterior teeth 21 are inserted between the upper left protrusions 3a and 3b and between the upper right protrusions 4a and 4b. Subsequently, the mandibular anterior teeth 22 are inserted between the lower left protrusions 13a and 13b and between the lower right protrusions 14a and 14b. At this time, since the positions of the upper protrusions 3a, 3b, 4a, and 4b and the positions of the lower protrusions 13a, 13b, 14a, and 14b are aligned in the vertical direction in the side view, an anti-snoring device is attached. In this state, the lower jaw protrudes slightly forward, and the base of the tongue on the lower jaw is pulled forward to secure the airway and suppress snoring.

When the wearer's mouth used in the above-described state is opened, the upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b have elasticity, so that the upper base member 1a is corresponding to the opening of the mouth. And the lower base member 1b follow the opening direction, so that the upper and lower front teeth 21 and 22 do not fall off. This is because the joint portion 6 between the upper base member 1a and the lower base member 1b is located on the inner side of the mouth. Further, since the tip portions of the upper protrusions 3 and 4 and the lower protrusions 13 and 14 are inclined toward the front teeth 21 and 22, they are more difficult to come off. Therefore, when the wearer's mouth returns from the open state to the closed state, the front teeth are sandwiched between the upper protrusions 3 and 4 and the lower protrusions 13 and 14, respectively, and the wearer's mouth is bitten again. By inserting it, the effect of suppressing snoring can be reproduced.

In the present invention, the cut grooves 7 and 8 are formed in a U shape, but may be V-shaped or may be a simple cut groove. Further, the anti-slip device of the present invention may have predetermined elasticity and softness, for example, nylon, acrylic, polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyl chloride resin, styrol resin, methacrylic resin, phenol resin, urea resin, melamine. Various plastics such as resin, fluororesin, silicon resin, ABS resin, polycarbonate, fiber reinforced plastic, shape memory polymer, paper and cloth treated with water resistance, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, silicone rubber, etc. Further, a composite material made of a composite of these materials can be considered, and a material obtained by laminating those materials may be used, but a synthetic rubber such as an elastoma having both softness and elastic force at the same time is the best.

1a Upper base part 1b Lower base part 3a, 3b Left upper protrusion part 4a, 4b Right upper protrusion part 5 Guide part 6 Coupling part 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b Notch groove 13a, 13b Lower left protrusion part 14a, 14b Lower right Lateral protrusion 21 Maxillary anterior tooth 22 Mandibular anterior tooth 23 Maxillary lip 24 Mandibular lip

Claims (2)

A snoring preventive device composed of a base member that can be inserted into the mouth and has elasticity, and a protrusion provided on the base member that sandwiches the anterior teeth. The base member is an upper side that sandwiches the anterior teeth on the maxillary side. It is composed of an upper base member to which the protrusions are fixed and a lower base member to which the lower protrusions sandwiching the front teeth on the lower jaw side are fixed, and the upper base member and the lower base member are at a predetermined distance. In a separated state, the upper protrusion and the lower protrusion are connected at a position deeper than the position, and two protrusions are provided on the left and right, and the front and rear so as to sandwich the front teeth. Two are provided, and the two front and rear protrusions are formed so that the space between them gradually narrows toward the tip, and at least one of the two front and rear protrusions is formed at the tip thereof. An anti-snoring tool characterized in that a guide portion for guiding the insertion of the anterior teeth is formed. The snoring preventive tool according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion has a notch groove formed between the left and right protrusions.

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